Mouse-trap.



J. G. WIESEN.

MOUSE TRAP. APPLICATION FILED MARJI, 1912.

1,@74,916, Patented 0ct .7, 1913 rolling and scares PATENT, oFIueE.

JOHN G. WIESEN, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

MOUSE-TRAP.

Specification of Letters Patent. I

' Application filed March 11, 1912. Serial 1'! 0. 683,082.

ll'b all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN G. WIESEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at l'dilwaulzee, county ofMilwaukee, and State of l sconsin,have invented new and useful Improvements in Intense-Traps, of which thefollowing: is a specification.

lcly invention relates to improvements in mouse traps. a

The object of my invention is to provide a simple and comparativelyinexpensive trap for catching mice and one with which an ordinary fruitjar may be used as a receptacle in which the mice are retained whencaught, whereby the cost of the trap thus made will be reduced to theminimum.

My invention isexplained by reference to the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure 1 represents a front end view. Fig. 2 a side view, partinsection, drawn on line n::-m of Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is. a

nil section drawn on line '11 of i I co er provided with an aperture 8,

which is preferably rectangular in shape aroug h which mice are free toenter the jar. To the upper side of the aperture 8 is attached ahorizontal bar 4:, which bar is provided with a plurality of verticalrccesses 5 for the reception of the several vertical bars 6, and saidbars 6 are sus pended from said bar 4 by the pivotal supportii rod 7. Tothe lower side of the apert..re 3 is attached a horizontal bar 8,

which .bar 8 is provided with a plurality of angular bearings 9 andvertical recesses 10.

The angular bearings 9 converge toward the inner. side of thereceptacle, whereby the vertical bars 6 are caused. to'drop of their owngravity into the recesses 10., and whereby the several bars 6 arenormally rctained parallel to each other across the zqierture 3,indicated in Fig. 1. To the lo side of the cover 2 is attached anangular plate 11, which is adapted to rest upon the door or othersupport for the no, whereby the trap is prevented from getting out ofplace when resting upon the floor, shelf, or other support.

For convenience of construction, the cover 2 is preferably provided witha threaded receptacle 1 as the cover is secured in place upon suchreceptacle. 1

It will of course be understood that the Patented Oct. 7, 1913.

mice, rats, or other vermin are induced to 3 enter the receptacle byplacing attractive food therein, and as they attempt to get the food,they push the pivotally supported bars 6 inwardly and thereby passfreely into the receptacle. When, however, the mice or other verminenter the receptacle,the bars 6 are free to drop back of their owngravity into the position indicated, when their lower ends are engagedby the recesses 10, v I

and each bar is guided to the proper recess by the angular bearings 9 ofthe V-shaped projections 14, whereby the mice or other vermin areprevented from escaping. WVhile the V-shaped project-ions Marepreferably formed integrally in a sin le bar, they may of course, ifdesired, be ormed separately and soldered or otherwise secured to thecover of the receptacle.

I claim In a device of the described class, the combination of atransparent receptaclfi open at one end and provided with threadedcollar, a threaded sleeve adapted to fit on said collar, a plate havinga horizontal lower edge terminating on thesame plane with the lower sideof said receptacle adapted to close the open end of said receptacle,said plate being provided with a rectangular aperture, a plurality ofvertical bars pivotally suspended at their upper ends independently ofeach other from the upper side of said opening, a plurality of recesses,

one for the reception of the lower ends of

